diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Files/FileSearchBackend.php b/apps/dav/lib/Files/FileSearchBackend.php
index 1c9f2fdc618f3..3b77046a5052e 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/Files/FileSearchBackend.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Files/FileSearchBackend.php
@@ -160,50 +160,63 @@ public function preloadPropertyFor(array $nodes, array $requestProperties): void
 	 * @return SearchResult[]
 	 */
 	public function search(Query $search): array {
-		$scopes = [];
-		foreach ($search->from as $scope) {
-			if ($scope->path === null) {
-				throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Using uri\'s as scope is not supported, please use a path relative to the search arbiter instead');
-			}
-			$node = $this->tree->getNodeForPath($scope->path);
-			if (!$node instanceof Directory) {
-				throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Search is only supported on directories');
-			}
+		switch (count($search->from)) {
+			case 0:
+				throw new \InvalidArgumentException('You need to specify a scope for the search.');
+				break;
+			case 1:
+				$query = $this->transformQuery($search);
+				$scope = $search->from[0];
+
+				/** @var Folder $folder $results */
+				$results = $folder->search($query);
+				break;
+			default:
+				$scopes = [];
+				foreach ($search->from as $scope) {
+					if ($scope->path === null) {
+						throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Using uri\'s as scope is not supported, please use a path relative to the search arbiter instead');
+					}
+					$node = $this->tree->getNodeForPath($scope->path);
+					if (!$node instanceof Directory) {
+						throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Search is only supported on directories');
+					}
 
-			$fileInfo = $node->getFileInfo();
-			/** @var Folder $folder */
-			$folder = $this->rootFolder->get($fileInfo->getPath());
-			$folderStorage = $folder->getStorage();
-			if ($folderStorage->instanceOfStorage(Jail::class)) {
-				/** @var Jail $folderStorage */
-				$internalPath = $folderStorage->getUnjailedPath($folder->getInternalPath());
-			} else {
-				$internalPath = $folder->getInternalPath();
-			}
+					$fileInfo = $node->getFileInfo();
+					/** @var Folder $folder */
+					$folder = $this->rootFolder->get($fileInfo->getPath());
+					$folderStorage = $folder->getStorage();
+					if ($folderStorage->instanceOfStorage(Jail::class)) {
+						/** @var Jail $folderStorage */
+						$internalPath = $folderStorage->getUnjailedPath($folder->getInternalPath());
+					} else {
+						$internalPath = $folder->getInternalPath();
+					}
 
-			$scopes[] = new SearchBinaryOperator(
-				ISearchBinaryOperator::OPERATOR_AND,
-				[
-					new SearchComparison(
-						ISearchComparison::COMPARE_EQUAL,
-						'storage',
-						$folderStorage->getCache()->getNumericStorageId(),
-						''
-					),
-					new SearchComparison(
-						ISearchComparison::COMPARE_LIKE,
-						'path',
-						$internalPath . '/%',
-						''
-					),
-				]
-			);
-		}
+					$scopes[] = new SearchBinaryOperator(
+						ISearchBinaryOperator::OPERATOR_AND,
+						[
+							new SearchComparison(
+								ISearchComparison::COMPARE_EQUAL,
+								'storage',
+								$folderStorage->getCache()->getNumericStorageId(),
+								''
+							),
+							new SearchComparison(
+								ISearchComparison::COMPARE_LIKE,
+								'path',
+								$internalPath . '/%',
+								''
+							),
+						]
+					);
+				}
 
-		$scopeOperators = new SearchBinaryOperator(ISearchBinaryOperator::OPERATOR_OR, $scopes);
-		$query = $this->transformQuery($search, $scopeOperators);
-		$userFolder = $this->rootFolder->getUserFolder($this->user->getUID());
-		$results = $userFolder->search($query);
+				$scopeOperators = new SearchBinaryOperator(ISearchBinaryOperator::OPERATOR_OR, $scopes);
+				$query = $this->transformQuery($search, $scopeOperators);
+				$userFolder = $this->rootFolder->getUserFolder($this->user->getUID());
+				$results = $userFolder->search($query);
+		}
 
 		/** @var SearchResult[] $nodes */
 		$nodes = array_map(function (Node $node) {
@@ -318,7 +331,7 @@ private function getHrefForNode(Node $node) {
 	 *
 	 * @return ISearchQuery
 	 */
-	private function transformQuery(Query $query, SearchBinaryOperator $scopeOperators): ISearchQuery {
+	private function transformQuery(Query $query, ?SearchBinaryOperator $scopeOperators): ISearchQuery {
 		$orders = array_map(function (Order $order): ISearchOrder {
 			$direction = $order->order === Order::ASC ? ISearchOrder::DIRECTION_ASCENDING : ISearchOrder::DIRECTION_DESCENDING;
 			if (str_starts_with($order->property->name, FilesPlugin::FILE_METADATA_PREFIX)) {
@@ -348,7 +361,11 @@ private function transformQuery(Query $query, SearchBinaryOperator $scopeOperato
 
 		/** @var SearchBinaryOperator|SearchComparison */
 		$queryOperators = $this->transformSearchOperation($query->where);
-		$operators = new SearchBinaryOperator(ISearchBinaryOperator::OPERATOR_AND, [$queryOperators, $scopeOperators]);
+		if ($scopeOperators === null) {
+			$operators = $queryOperators;
+		} else {
+			$operators = new SearchBinaryOperator(ISearchBinaryOperator::OPERATOR_AND, [$queryOperators, $scopeOperators]);
+		}
 
 		return new SearchQuery(
 			$operators,